FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Joins a Broad Coalition of Civil Society Groups Objecting to Anti-Democratic Provisions in Bill C-15 The law should apply equally to everyone, regardless of their wealth, power and status. On…CCLAJanuary 28, 2026
Emergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Emergencies Act Case: CCLA Claims Historic Victory at the Federal Court of Appeal TORONTO – The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a historic victory for the rule…CCLAJanuary 16, 2026
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Protect People’s Constitutional Right to Reasonable Administrative Decisions The CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada this morning to present its oral…CCLAJanuary 15, 2026
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth The Fight for Gender-Affirming Care Protections Must Continue Toronto, ON — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is deeply concerned with yesterday's court decision…Aaden PearsonDecember 19, 2025
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 13: Yet Another Attack on Quebecers’ Democracy Montreal – December 10, 2025 Quebec’s Bill 13, An Act to promote the population’s safety and…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 10, 2025
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+Life, Liberty & SecurityNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law TORONTO — Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of…Aaden PearsonDecember 10, 2025
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES More than 300 organizations call for the withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 1 Montreal, December 4, 2025 – A broad coalition of Quebec civil society organizations, including the Ligue…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 4, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 9 Is a Direct Attack on the Fundamental Freedoms of All Quebecers In collaboration with the Ligue des droits et libertés, our Fundamental Freedoms program director Anaïs…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 28, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) denounces Quebec’s Bill 9, tabled today, as yet another…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 27, 2025
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding Clause Quebec’s Bill 1: An Illegitimate Bill with Authoritarian Overtones The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has just submitted its brief on Bill 1—the Quebec…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 25, 2025